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Teachers attending a Project RIPPELL institute dance the Macarena. Each movement in the dance was associated with one part of the lesson, helping them remember the points covered. |
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Teachers attending a Project RIPPELL institute dance the Macarena. Each movement in the dance was associated with one part of the lesson, helping them remember the points covered. |
Project RIPPELL workshop addresses teaching of English language learners
Project RIPPELL (Reaching to Improve Professional Practice for English Language Learners) at Lenoir-Rhyne College recently sponsored an institute for area teachers to show them strategies for teaching students whose native language is not English. Approximately 60 teachers, principals and central office administrators from 13 area high schools attended.
The two-day institute dealt with the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) for providing instruction to English language learners (formerly called English as a Second Language students). SIOP is one method of instruction that involves teaching English language learners in a separate classroom for at least part of the day. Two trainers from the SIOP national faculty, Nicole Teyechea and John Seidlitz, gave the presentation, which was held at Hickory High School. This is the fifth year of Project RIPPELL, a joint project of Lenoir-Rhyne College, Catawba Valley Community College and the Hickory, Newton-Conover, Catawba County and Alexander County school systems. Project RIPPELL is funded with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
